The One Hundred

and Forty-Sixth

Commencement of

Drake University

Law School

Saturday Evening at Seven O’clock

May Eighteenth, Two Thousand Nineteen

THE KNAPP CENTER — DES MOINES, IOWA

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Dwight D. Opperman Hall

and Law Library

Dwight D. Opperman Hall and Law Library

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Programmay eighteenth, two thousand nineteen, seven o’clock in the evening

academic processional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drake Brass Quintet

welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry L. Anderson Dean, Drake Law School

national anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Reser-Moorehead, 3l

remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marty Martin President, Drake University

Jackson O’Brien President, Student Bar Association 2018–2019

commencement address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen J. Rapp Distinguished Fellow at US Holocaust Memorial Museum and Fmr. Ambassador-at-Large, US State Department

presentation of candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Anderson

conferral of degrees and academic hoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Martin Sue J. Mattison, Provost Dean Anderson

Andrew W. Jurs, Associate Dean Robert R. Rigg, Director of the Criminal Defense Program and Clinical Professor

alumni welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Phipps Burkhead President, Law School Board of Counselors

concluding remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Anderson

drake alma mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Frazier, 3l Valerie Nolte, 3l Anne Reser-Moorehead, 3l

Daniel Breitbarth, 2l Geoffrey Sellers, 2l

academic recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drake Brass Quintet

THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH COMMENCEMENT OF DRAKE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

Stephen J. Rapp, LW ‘74

Stephen J. Rapp is a Distinguished Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Prevention of Genocide. He also serves as Chair of the Commission for International Justice & Accountability (CIJA) that has collected and analyzed more than 750,000 pages of documentation from Syria and Iraq.

From 2009 to 2015, he was Ambassador-at-Large heading the Office of Global Criminal Justice in the U.S. State Department. In that position, he coordinated U.S. Government support to international criminal tribunals, including the International Criminal Court, as well as to hybrid and national courts responsible for prosecuting persons charged with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Rapp was the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone from 2007 to 2009, where he led the prosecution of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. From 2001 to 2007, he served as a Senior Trial Attorney and Chief of Prosecutions at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where he headed the trial team that achieved the first convictions in history of leaders of the mass media for the crime of direct and public incitement to commit genocide. Before becoming an international prosecutor, he was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa from 1993 to 2001.

Rapp is a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1971 and his J.D. from Drake in 1974.

Robert R. Rigg Director of the Criminal Defense Program and Clinical Professor 2019 Leland Stanford Forrest Outstanding Professor Award Recipient

Kerrigan Owens President, Student Bar Association 2019–2020

MARSHALS OF THE UNIVERSITY

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Adrianne Jeanette Alexia B.A., University of Iowa, 2014 Raziel Amed Argueta B.S., Northern Arizona University, 2016 Ayinde Immanuel Ashford B.A., Saginaw Valley State University, 2013 Abdullah Mohamed Azkalany B.A., University of Iowa, 2014 Kelse Annette Banks B.A., Marquette University, 2016 Gail Joelle Beech B.A., University of Iowa, 2015 Amanda Marie Blome B.A., Arizona State University, 2013 Rachel Meyer Bosovich B.A., Iowa State University, 2017 Olivia Diane Brooks B.A., Luther College, 2016 Carrissa Lynne Brown B.A., University of Saint Thomas, 2016 Whitney Marie Bugni B.A., University of Montana, 2014 Ryan D. Buren B.A., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2016 Tyler Darlington Cate B.A., Bemidji State University, 2016 Rebecca Hope Cohen B.S., Young Harris College, 2016 Alexandria Rae Coufal B.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2016 Alexander James Cutchey B.A., Simpson College, 2016 M.B.A., Drake University, 2019Alexis Rae Dahlhauser B.S., Quincy University, 2016 Laura Beth Davis B.S., Truman State University, 2016 Megan Rae DeDoncker B.A., Iowa State University, 2015 Joshua Adam Duden B.A., Drake University, 2016 Emily Ann Duffy B.A., University of Iowa, 2012 Mary Margaret Francque B.S., University of Wisconsin - Platteville, 2016 Ashley Elizabeth Frazier B.A., Oakwood University, 2016 M.P.A., Drake University, 2019Katelin Brittany Gines B.A., Utah State University, 2013 Sabrina Lynn Gloria B.S.E., Iowa State University, 2016 Kaitlyn Marie Gochenour B.A., Simpson College, 2016 Sarah Beth Golwitzer B.A., Iowa State University, 2013

drake university law school

Candidates Presented by Dean Jerry L. Anderson

Jordan Danielle Grube B.A., University of Iowa, 2016 Kayden Kent Guymon B.S., University of Missouri - Columbia, 2016 Victoria Elizabeth Haag B.A., Simpson College, 2016 Austin Jay Heeren B.S., Waldorf College, 2016 Haley Yori Hermanson B.A., Grand View University, 2016 Chandler Jordan Holsapple B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2015 Madison Brittan Hosey B.S., Iowa State University, 2016 Robert Arnold Howard III B.A., Grand View University, 2014 Amy Wadlington Howells B.A., University of Iowa, 2008 M.P.H., Des Moines University, 2019Kelsey Jean Hughey B.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2016 Peter Joseph Ickes B.S., University of Northern Iowa, 2015 Kaitlyn Anne Jenkins B.A., University of Missouri - Columbia, 2014 Jennifer Ann Johnson B.A., University of South Dakota, 2016 Allison Marie Jones B.A., University of Iowa, 2016 Andrew Bruce Karas B.A., Faith Baptist Bible College & Theological Seminary, 2003 M.B.A., Drake University, 2007Jessica Marie Kelley B.S., Weber State University, 2016 M.H.A., Des Moines University, 2019Hannah Christine Kerling B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2017 Jacob Lee Kerns B.S., Missouri Western State University, 2012 LL.M., Drake University, 2019 T Ivan Kling B.A., University of Iowa, 2006 Nicole Marie Krueger B.A.J.M.C., Drake University, 2008 Peter Edward Larsen B.A., Augsburg College, 2013 M.A., University of Chicago, 2016Jana Lynell Lomax B.A., Fontbonne University, 2012 Melanie Rae Lux B.A., University of Kansas, 2015 Anna Elizabeth Mallen B.A., Wartburg College, 2016 Sanjuanita Abigail Martinez B.A., Cornell College, 2016

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Mason Thomas McCoy B.A., Drake University, 2016 Austin James McMahon B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2015 Jasmine Krystal Meikle B.A., State University of New York - Cortland, 2016Charlotte Jeanetta Marie Miller B.A., University of Iowa, 2016 Matthew Wayne Monroe B.A., University of Iowa, 2016 Joseph Christopher Montgomery B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2014 Valerie Jean Goodhue Nolte B.A., Simpson College, 2015 Andrew Robert Nordyke B.A., Drake University, 2015 Jackson Gregory O’Brien B.A., Morningside College, 2016 Alec Scott Osland B.A., University of Iowa, 2016 Rashel Lynn Pack B.S., College of the Ozarks, 2012 M.S., Louisiana State University, 2014 Treyson James Park B.S., University of Utah, 2015 Tobi Nicole Parks B.A., Webster University, 1998 M.A., Webster University, 2002 Connor Robert Perry B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2016 Joseph W. Petrillo B.A., Northern Illinois University, 2016 Jennifer Maureen Pithan B.A., University of Iowa, 2016 Tess Louise Pocock B.F.A., Chapman University, 2014 Taylor Jacob Reichardt B.A., University of Nebraska - Kearney, 2015 Anne Marie Reser-Moorehead B.M., Simpson College, 2007 M.M., Stephen F. Austin State University, 2009 Skyler S. Rhines B.A., Drake University, 2016 Samantha Morgan Ridlen B.A., Iowa State University, 2015 Clarissa Marie Rietveld B.A., Fort Hays State University, 2015 Jordan Christopher Rouse B.A., Central College, 2016

Tirzah Rae Roussell B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2015 Brinet Bristal Rutherford B.A., University of Bridgeport, 2015 Jill Michele Schoborg B.S., Iowa State University, 2016 Austin James Schoeck B.A., Augustana College, 2016 Matthew Paul Schwartzkopf B.A., Drake University, 2009 M.A., Iowa State University, 2012 Jordan Matthew Siebert B.S., Drake University, 2016 Andrea Joy Skinner B.S., Iowa State University, 2007 Emily K. Smith B.S., Drake University, 2016 Julie Lynn Spieker B.S., Iowa State University, 1998 Kayla Lianne Sproul B.A., University of Iowa, 2014 Raymond Joel Starks B.A., B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2016Cole Bradley Stephen B.A., Upper Iowa University, 2016 Emsy Nadine Stille B.S., Creighton University, 2015 Sterling Robert Swank B.A., University of Utah, 2015 Frank Murray Swanson B.A., University of Iowa, 2016 Hunter Wesley Thorpe B.A., Central College, 2016 Moriah Danielle Umfress B.A., University of Memphis, 2014 Dana Dee Van Gent B.A., Central College, 2015 Kyle Anthony von Johnson B.S., Iowa State University, 2016 Joel Christian Waters B.A., University of Iowa, 2016 Andrew Leslie Whitehill B.A., Knox College, 2015 Spencer Matthew Willems B.J., University of Missouri - Columbia, 2009 Yang Xiang B.A., Chongqing Normal University, China, 1992 LL.M., Southwest University of Political Science and Law, China, 2001

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master of lawsJacob Lee Kerns B.S., Missouri Western State University, 2012 J.D., Drake University, 2019Katherine Lee Smith B.Comm./LLB., University of Newcastle, Australia, 2008

master of jurisprudenceSamuel George Apland B.A., Central College, 2015 Ryan Dean Charlton B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2000 Alyssa Ann Dowrick B.A., Grinnell College, 2015 Ashley Lauren Kingman B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2008 Mayoula Ava Posadas B.A., Simpson College, 2012 Heather Ashley Van Weelden B.A., Simpson College, 2016

the following 2018–2019 law school graduates participated in the december 15, 2018, commencement ceremony:

Mark Joseph Ballard B.A., Simpson College, 2015Lily Elizabeth Dayton B.A., Iowa State University, 2015Haley Alexis Huddleston B.A., University of Iowa, 2016Robert Conrad Logsdon B.A., Simpson College, 2016Julio Cesar Munoz B.A., University of Texas - El Paso, 2015

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law school designation of honors*

highest honors

Sarah Beth GolwitzerVictoria Elizabeth HaagHaley Yori HermansonNicole Marie KruegerAnna Elizabeth MallenJackson Gregory O’BrienJulie Lynn SpiekerAndrew Leslie WhitehillSpencer Matthew Willems

high honors

Abdullah Mohamed AzkalanyOlivia Diane BrooksAlexandria Rae CoufalEmily Ann DuffyAmy Wadlington HowellsAndrew Bruce KarasAustin James McMahonMatthew Wayne MonroeAndrew Robert NordykeTess Louise PocockEmily K. SmithKayla Lianne SproulFrank Murray SwansonHunter Wesley ThorpeDana Dee Van Gent Kyle Anthony von Johnson

honors

Gail Joelle BeechCarrissa Lynne BrownWhitney Marie BugniRyan D. BurenMegan Rae DeDonckerJoshua Adam DudenMary Margaret FrancqueKatelin Brittany GinesKayden Kent GuymonAustin Jay HeerenChandler Jordan HolsappleRobert Arnold Howard IIIPeter Joseph IckesKaitlyn Anne JenkinsJennifer Ann JohnsonJessica Marie KelleyJacob Lee KernsT Ivan KlingPeter Edward LarsenRashel Lynn PackTobi Nicole ParksTaylor Jacob ReichardtAnne Marie Reser-MooreheadSkyler S. RhinesTirzah Rae RoussellBrinet Bristal RutherfordAustin James SchoeckRaymond Joel StarksMoriah Danielle Umfress

* The degree may be conferred “with honors” upon a student whose final cumulative grade point average is 3.0 to 3.39, “with high honors” upon a student whose final cumulative grade point average is 3.4 to 3.69, or “with highest honors” upon a student whose final grade point average is 3.7 to 4.0. A degree may be conferred “with honors” upon a student only if that student’s final cumulative grade point average places him or her in the top 40 percent of his or her class. The honors designations in the program are based upon grades earned through the Fall 2018 semester, without regard to the top 40 percent requirement and are subject to change based upon grades earned thereafter. This commencement program, therefore, does not constitute an official list of confirmed graduates or confirmed academic honors for the May 18, 2019, commencement at Drake University. Participation in the commencement ceremony does not signify that degrees and academic honors have been awarded unless all pertinent academic requirements have been met.

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academic program certificates**

** Students who complete a required set of courses and internships receive a certificate recognizing their area of specialization.

business law certificate

Rebecca Hope CohenSabrina Lynn GloriaAndrew Bruce KarasT Ivan KlingNicole Marie KruegerCharlotte Jeanetta Marie MillerAndrew Robert NordykeClarissa Marie RietveldKayla Lianne SproulRaymond Joel StarksCole Bradley StephenDana Dee Van GentYang Xiang compliance and risk management certificate

Ryan D. BurenKaitlyn Marie Gochenour constitutional law and civil rights certificate

Alexis Rae DahlhauserKelsey Jean HugheyPeter Edward LarsenJoseph W. Petrillo

environmental and sustainability law certificate

Whitney Marie Bugni Peter Edward Larsen Alec Scott Osland Tess Louise Pocock food and agricultural law certificate

Whitney Marie BugniMary Margaret FrancqueKayden Kent GuymonPeter Edward LarsenAlec Scott OslandTess Louise Pocock health law certificate

Amy Wadlington HowellsKaitlyn Anne JenkinsJessica Marie KelleyEmsy Nadine Stille

intellectual property law certificate

Sabrina Lynn GloriaRashel Lynn PackJill Michele Schoborg

international law and global citizenship certificate

Tyler Darlington CateJacob Lee KernsSamantha Morgan RidlenTirzah Rae Roussell legislative practice certificate

Gail Joelle Beech Joshua Adam DudenAmy Wadlington HowellsHannah Christine KerlingPeter Edward LarsenJoseph W. PetrilloTess Louise Pocock

prosecution and defense certificate

Kelse Annette Banks Olivia Diane Brooks Tyler Darlington Cate Jennifer Ann Johnson Melanie Rae Lux Sanjuanita Abigail Martinez Jordan Christopher Rouse

public service certificate

Amanda Marie BlomeOlivia Diane BrooksWhitney Marie BugniAlexandria Rae CoufalAlexander James Cutchey Ashley Elizabeth FrazierKelsey Jean HugheyHannah Christine KerlingPeter Edward LarsenSanjuanita Abigail MartinezCharlotte Jeanetta Marie MillerAlec Scott OslandJennifer Maureen PithanJordan Christopher RouseBrinet Bristal RutherfordKayla Lianne SproulCole Bradley StephenJoel Christian Waters

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We would like to give special recognition to the Drake Law School Class of 1969 as

they celebrate the 50th anniversary of their graduation from law school.

Richard AllbeeJeffrey BergRichard BoydRalph BrownRichard BurrellEdwin ChingJames Corcoran (deceased)Russell DavisFrank Finnegan (deceased)Ronald FletcherKarla FultzRichard Garton (deceased)Lawrence GuzikAlbert Harvey (deceased)Harry HaskinsRobert HorakJames HughesKenneth KesslerRobert KlauerYale Kramer (deceased)Ronald KullickDennis Ladd

Michael Laughlin (deceased)August LuthensJoseph Marks (deceased)Robert McLarenFrederick McNeeRobert Mitchell (deceased)Thomas MoellerDonald NeimanDean NelsonLeo PapasDavid Phipps William PowerRichard PundtSteven SeilerMichael ShepherdRoger SuttonBenjamin UllemWilliam Vettel (deceased)Renauld WagenerJohn Wellman (deceased)John Zentner

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administration

Marty Martin, B.A., J.D., LL.M., President of the University

Jerry L. Anderson, B.S., J.D., Dean and Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law

Andrew W. Jurs, B.A., J.D., Associate Dean and Professor of Law

John D. Edwards, B.A., J.D., M.A.L.S., Associate Dean for Information Resources and Technology, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law

Erin Lee Schneider, B.A., J.D., Assistant Dean for Student Services

Brooke Axiotis, B.A., J.D., Director of the Academic Success Program

J. Kara Blanchard, B.S., M.S., Assistant Dean for Admission and Financial Aid

Ann Allen, B.A., M.S., Director of Admission and Financial Aid

Alicia Hilligas, B.A., Assistant Director of Admission and Diversity Initiatives

Jennifer Zwagerman, B.S., J.D., LL.M., Director of Career Development and Associate Director of the Agricultural Law Center

Carole Tillotson, B.S., J.D., Associate Director of Career Development

Salena Brickey, B.S., B.A., Director of Marketing and Communication

Susan Dittmer, A.A., Budget and Office Manager

Theresa Howard, B.A., M.A., Assistant Director of Alumni Relations and Special Events

Thomas Smith, B.B.A., M.A., M.B.A., Advancement Officer

Amy Cutler, B.A., M.A., Continuing Legal Education and Legal Clinic Coordinator

faculty

James A. Albert, B.F.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Natalie M. Banta, B.S., J.D., Associate Professor of Law

Hon. Mark W. Bennett (Ret.), B.A., J.D., Director of the Institute for Justice Reform and Innovation

Andrea S. Charlow, A.B., J.D., LL.M., Professor of Law

Hunter R. Clark, A.B., J.D., Professor of Law

Laurie Kratky Doré, B.A., J.D., Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law

Matthew G. Doré, B.A., J.D., Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law

Steven Foritano, B.A., J.D., Practitioner in Residence

Sally B. Frank, A.B., MAT/CLE, J.D., Professor of Law

Anthony J. Gaughan, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., J.D., Clemons J. Smith Faculty Research Scholar and Professor of Law

Neil D. Hamilton, B.S., J.D., Dwight D. Opperman Chair of Law, Director of the Agricultural Law Center and Professor of Law

David B. Hanson, B.A., M.A.L.S., Electronic Resources Librarian and Associate Professor

Vinay Harpalani, B.A., Ph.D., J.D., Visiting Scholar of the Constitutional Law Center and Visiting Professor of Law

Christopher Holman, B.A., Ph.D., J.D., Interim Director of the Intellectual Property Law Center and Visiting Professor of Law

Mark S. Kende, B.A., J.D., James Madison Chair in Constitutional Law, Director of the Constitutional Law Center and Professor of Law

Erin C. Lain, B.A., J.D., Ph.D., Associate Provost for Campus Equity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Law

Chip J. Lowe, B.S., J.D., LL.M., Clinician in Residence

Rebecca A. Lutkenhaus, B.A., M.A., J.D., Reference Librarian and Professor

Cathy Lesser Mansfield, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law

David E. McCord, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Keith C. Miller, B.A., J.D., LL.M., Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law

Robert C. Oberbillig, B.A., J.D., Clinician in Residence

Brent M. Pattison, B.A., J.D., Director of the Middleton Children’s Rights Center and Clinical Professor

Suzan M. Pritchett, B.A., M.A., J.D., Director of Clinical and Experiential Programs and Associate Professor of Law

Robert R. Rigg, B.A., J.D., Director of the Criminal Defense Program and Clinical Professor

Jonathan D. Rosenbloom, B.F.A., B.Arch., J.D., LL.M., Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law

Miguel Schor, B.A., M.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Danielle M. Shelton, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Julie A. Smith, B.A., J.D., Director of the Legislative Practice Center and Assistant Professor of Law

Maura I. Strassberg, B.A., M.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Julie A. Thomas, B.A., M.A., J.D., Technical Services Librarian and Associate Professor

Allan W. Vestal, B.A., J.D., Professor of Law

Karen L. Wallace, B.A., M.A., Circulation/Reference Librarian and Professor

Melissa H. Weresh, B.A., J.D., Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law

Ellen L. Yee, B.A., J.D., Director of International Programs and Professor of Law

faculty emeriti

James A. Adams, A.B., J.D., Professor Emeritus

Martin D. Begleiter, B.A., J.D., Professor Emeritus

Robert C. Hunter, B.A., J.D., Professor Emeritus

Suzanne J. Levitt, A.B., J.D., LL.M., Professor Emeritus

Russell E. Lovell II, B.B.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor Emeritus

James R. Monroe, B.A., M.B.A., J.D., LL.M., Professor Emeritus

Daniel L. Power, B.S., J.D., LL.M., Professor Emeritus

Arthur E. Ryman, Jr., B.S.L., J.D., LL.M., Professor Emeritus

Deborah E. Sulzbach, B.A., M.L.S., Professor Emeritus of Librarianship

David S. Walker, B.A., J.D., Professor Emeritus

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acknowledgment

Drake University and the Law School gratefully acknowledge the Law School Endowment Trust for its financial support of the Law School Commencement and reception.

A reception will be held immediately following the Commencement

Ceremony at the Courtside Club in Shivers Practice Facility. Refreshments will

be provided. The graduates, their families and friends, alumni, faculty, staff, and

other law students are cordially invited to attend the reception.